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House Bill 380

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Last Action 03/24/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)
Title AN ACT relating to the certification of peace officers.
Bill Documents Acts Chapter 103
Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1525
Sponsors S. Witten, D. Bentley, B. Chester-Burton, R. Palumbo, W. Williams
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 and 67C to allow a person who is at least 20 years old to be hired by a law enforcement agency to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old at the time they become a certified peace officer; require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to allow person who is 20 years old to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old by the conclusion of basic training.
Index Headings of Original Version Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old
Police, City and County - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old
Police, State - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old
Consolidated Local Governments - Peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
Senate Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

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02/17/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/23/23
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (H)
02/24/23
  • reassigned to Local Government (H)
03/01/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
03/03/23
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/07/23
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/08/23
  • to Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
03/09/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/10/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/14/23
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
  • passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/15/23
  • 3rd reading, passed 36 -0 with Floor Amendment (1)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
03/16/23
  • taken from Rules (H)
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
  • House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (1)
  • passed 88-0
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
03/24/23
  • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 103)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 95 to allow a person who is at least 20 years old to be hired by an urban-county government police force to attend basic training if the person will be 21 years old at the time they become a certified peace officer; amend KRS 15.386 to provide a law enforcement agency the authority to allow an officer to have full peace officer powers; provide a precertification pathway for individuals hired by a law enforcement agency at the age of 20 for the purpose of sending the individual to basic training.
Index Headings Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers
Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Urban-county government, peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old
Police, City and County - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers
Police, City and County - Urban-county government, peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old
Police, State - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers
Counties, Urban - Peace officer certification, precertification status, peace officer powers
Counties, Urban - Urban-county government, peace officer employment, basic training course, 20 years old

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor D. Carroll
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 15.386 to provide that a person who is hired by a law enforcement agency before reaching 21 years old is precertified for the purpose of attending a basic training course; provide that a person who was hired before he or she was 21 years old will be certified once they complete a basic training course, meet all minimum qualifications, and obtain approval from his or her employing agency.
Index Headings Peace Officers and Law Enforcement - Peace officer certification, certification status
Police, City and County - Peace officer certification, certification status
Police, State - Peace officer certification, certification status

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)